Ghazi of Iraq
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| Ghazi I | |
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Hashemite | |
| Dynasty | Hashemites of Iraq |
| Father | Faisal I |
| Mother | Huzaima bint Nasser |
| Religion | Sunni Islam[1] |
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Ghazi ibn Faisal (
He died in a car crash in 1939.Early life
Ghazi was the only son of the then
Unlike his worldly father, Ghazi grew up a shy and inexperienced young man. Following the defeat of his grandfather's army by Saudi forces in 1924, he was forced to leave the Hijaz with the rest of the Hashemites. They travelled to Transjordan where Ghazi's uncle Abdullah was Emir. In the same year, Ghazi joined his father in Baghdad and was appointed as crown prince and heir to the Kingdom of Iraq. His father had been crowned following a national referendum in 1921.
Flying Carpet
As a 16-year-old schoolboy, he met the traveler-adventurer
Simele Massacre
Ghazi came to Simele to award "victorious" colors to the military and tribal leaders who, on 11 August 1933, participated in the Simele massacre of Assyrians and the looting of their homes.[5]
Reign
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On 8 September 1933, King Faisal I died, and Ghazi was crowned as King Ghazi I. On the same day, Ghazi was appointed an
Death
King Ghazi died in April 1939 in an accident at the age of
Marriage and children
On 25 January 1934, King Ghazi married his first cousin, Princess
Faisal had a
Ghazi was suspected of having an extra-marital affair with a young Iraqi servant. British sources wrote in 1938 that King Ghazi's bad reputation was tarnished "further" when a "Negro youth", who was employed at the palace, died by "accidentally" discharging his revolver when he didn't remove it before his afternoon siesta. An official police expert ruled that the Palace's explanation was consistent with the police examination.
The British suspected there was more to the story, in particular, that one of Queen Aliya's "adherents" might have killed the boy, as the boy was suspected to be "the King's boon companion in debauchery" and the Queen therefore had a "deep aversion" to the boy. The King was in a panic after this incident, fearing imminent assassination.
Ancestry
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Gallery
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King Ghazi with King Saud of Saudi Arabia. -
King Ghazi and Emir Saud on horses. -
King Ghazi of Iraq with his father King Faisal I and uncle King Abdullah I of Transjordan -
Ghazi of Iraq in ceremonial uniform. -
The State funeral of King Ghazi of Iraq in 1939.
See also
- British Mandate of Mesopotamia
- List of unsolved deaths
- Saib Shawkat
References
- ^ "IRAQ – Resurgence in the Shiite World – Part 8 – Jordan & The Hashemite Factors". APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map. 2005.
- ^ a b "The Hashemite Royal Family". Jordanian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ a b King Ghazi and his Companions (الملك غازي ومرافقوه) (1989) by Dr. Muhammad Hussein Al Zobeidi
- ^ "Richard Halliburton and Moye Stephens: Traveling Around the World in the 'Flying Carpet'". Historynet. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Stafford 2006, p. 188
- ^ Tripp, Charles. A History of Iraq. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2000, p.81.
- ^ a b Tripp, p.98.
- ^ Safa Khulusi, Ma'ruf Al-Rusafi (1875–1945). The Muslim World, Hartford Seminary Foundation, LXVII No.1, 1977.
- ^ a b Directory of the Iraqi Kingdom 1935 (in Arabic) page 29
- ISBN 9781860643316. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Family tree". alhussein.gov. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
Books
- ISBN 1-85984-583-5.
- Stafford, R (2006) [1935]. The Tragedy of the Assyrians. Gorgias Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-59333-413-0.
External links
- "Young King". Time. 17 April 1939. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- Newspaper clippings about Ghazi of Iraq in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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